In 2004 Mulrunji Doomadgee was arrested by senior sergeant Chris Hurley for “disorderly conduct” and taken to a police cell on Palm Island, near Townsville. Within an hour, the Aboriginal man was dead. In 2006, Deputy State Coroner Christine Clements slammed the police’s investigation into the death as lacking "transparency, […]
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At the Australia Asia Worker Links Annual General Meeting held on 3 March in Melbourne it was decided that AAWL will consult with solidarity partners and affiliates on the feasibility of jointly organising a global labour movement meeting. The purpose of such a meeting would be to: Discuss a global […]
At the Australia Asia Worker Links Annual General Meeting held on 3 March in Melbourne it was decided that AAWL will consult with solidarity partners and affiliates on the feasibility of jointly organising a global labour movement meeting. The purpose of such a meeting would be to: Discuss a global […]
Rally outside the Department of Immigration offices in Melbourne to demand that Australia accept responsibility for the Merak refugees. Wednesday 10 March, 12.30-2.00 pm, Dept of Immigration, Casselden Place, Melbourne On Wednesday, 10 March, it will be 150 days since the Australian government requested Indonesia to intercept and hold a […]
Rally outside the Department of Immigration offices in Melbourne to demand that Australia accept responsibility for the Merak refugees. Wednesday 10 March, 12.30-2.00 pm, Dept of Immigration, Casselden Place, Melbourne On Wednesday, 10 March, it will be 150 days since the Australian government requested Indonesia to intercept and hold a […]
A new international coalition has announced the formation of a new campaign to demand that Samsung accept responsibility for the many deaths of its young workers from occupational cancer. The new Coalition – the “Samsung Accountability Campaign” – includes Supporters for the Health and Rights of People in the Semiconductor […]
A new international coalition has announced the formation of a new campaign to demand that Samsung accept responsibility for the many deaths of its young workers from occupational cancer. The new Coalition – the “Samsung Accountability Campaign” – includes Supporters for the Health and Rights of People in the Semiconductor […]
Union activist Seher Tümer, Branch Secretary of PSI affiliate SES (the trade union of public employees in health and social services), will spend International Women’s Day 2010 in prison. Ms Tümer has now been detained for almost a year, with no clear charges being brought against her. PSI is convinced […]
Union activist Seher Tümer, Branch Secretary of PSI affiliate SES (the trade union of public employees in health and social services), will spend International Women’s Day 2010 in prison. Ms Tümer has now been detained for almost a year, with no clear charges being brought against her. PSI is convinced […]
Mani Saravanan came to Australia on a 457 visa to work as a fabricator for Ironbark Fabrications in Moree. Mani saved all his annual leave and used it to go to India to get married. While on his honeymoon, Mani received a termination letter by the company via email. The […]